Ehsan Jami’s film about Mohammed can now be viewed online at blip.tv here. As announced earlier, the interview is conducted in English for the benefit of an international audience.

Still awaiting news on how the presentation went. Watch this space for updates.

[UPATE001] EN item is here on Radio Netherlands. Minister of Justice Hirsch-Ballin, not having seen the film, nevertheless has expressed his worries about the perception of the Netherlands abroad (NL). He emphasises that in the Netherlands islam is ‘fully respected’. Well, yes. Isn’t that part of the problem? The uncritical ‘respect’ for the less refined aspects of islam?

The film ‘Interview with Mohammed’ is a powerless little trifle with no clear message, unless it is that the Quran must be read in context of the time in which it was written. And every sensible person agrees with that. So say a number of muslim organisations in a joint statement after viewing the film.

According to the organisations the film ‘does not contribute to the discussion on sensitive items on the intersection between islam and society’. The organisations gave up the idea for a joint press conference after viewing the film. ‘We wish Ehsan Jami the best of luck in his career as filmmaker.’